Build 238 – Alpha 1: Laser Scanning Workstation

Alpha 1 is a set of 5 laser scanning workstations, designed around a 20-core Xeon W7-2475X processor and an RTX 4090 24GB video card.

Description

Alpha 1 is a set of 5 laser scanning workstations, designed around a 20-core Xeon W7-2475X processor and an RTX 4090 24GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 20-core Xeon W7-2475X processor and an RTX 4090 24GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer needed a powerful new laser scanning workstation to handle their growing professional workload with 3D LIDAR models that would last a long time.

This build is designed for Inventor, Revit, Navisworks, Adobe, and Faro. This order was for 5 identical PCs.

This customer previously purchased Super Tower of Power, DEVR 1, DEVR 2, Accelerated Design, Tryscannosaurus Rex, Mascanodon, Triscanatops, Saber Tooth Scanner, Pterodascanyl, and Dragonscanzord.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): Intel Xeon W7-2475X

CPU Cooler: Enermax Li​qTech II 3​60 TR4/Xeo​n

Motherboard: ASUS Pro W​S W790-ACE

Memory: Kingston F​ury Renega​de Pro XMP​ 8x32GB DD​R5-4800

Storage (NVME): Kingston Fury Renegade 4TB

Storage (NVME): Kingston Fury Renegade 4TB

Video Card (GPU): MSI GeForce RTX 4090 24GB SUPRIM LIQUID X

Power Supply (PSU): be quiet! Straight Power 12 1200W

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow Black

Fans: 6x Phanteks PH-F120T30

OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstation

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Design Rationale

  • The Xeon W7-2475X gave the customer a great amount of single-core performance for lightly-threaded loads, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, liquid cooling with a 360mm liquid cooler is recommended.
  • The customer wanted a stable motherboard with room for 8 RAM slots and PCIE Gen5 connectivity. Onboard 10G networking was a plus.
  • The customer requested at least 256GB  of RAM. This allows the user to load large scans into RAM, and go up to 2TB RAM.
  • The customer wanted a dual-layer storage setup; 4TB NVME for OS+programs and 4TB NVME for main storage.
  • The customer requested a liquid-cooled RTX 4090 24GB video card.
  • We recommended a 1200W power supply.
  • The smaller Xeon motherboard and liquid-cooled GPU allowed us to use a smaller mid-tower case to fit the build. This works well for shipping to new employees.
  • We used our highest-end fans to ensure proper airflow and static pressure.

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